St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-30
The People Turn Out to Cele-
brate the Completion Of
a Bridge.
The st. Paul Solves Inc Prob
lem of Heating Cars
by Steam.
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Itself Into the Pacific =
Coast Business.
American Roads Forced to
Make Concessions to This
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DUBUQUE, TO-, Nov. 29.-Let it be re-
corded that the celebration in Dubuque
to-day of the completion of the high
bridge was, to use common but COM
prehensive phrase, grand success.
Owing to the uncertainty concerning
the weather and completion of the
bridge many looked forward to the cele-
bration with misgivings. But all
disadvantages were overcome by the
enthusiasm of our business men, and
their determination to make a credita-
bic showing despite all obstacles. 1t is
the unanimous expression that the city
has never before witnessed such an in
dustrial display. Every merchant and
manufacturer in the city was repre-
scented with turnout of some kind, in
dicative of their occupation. AT least
125 floats were in the procession.
The city was aroused this
morning by the booming of
cannon, which continued throughout
the day, aud at an early hour the bust
ness houses were arrayed in holiday at
tire. Main street was brilliant with
bunting, flags and banners. The visit
OrS began to arrive last night, The
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul carried
$50 to 300 all told. The Illinois Central
brought 500 from Waterloo and inter-
mediate points early this morning, and
at IL O'Clock 500 more, including the
Manchester band and delegation from
that city. The Minnesota IL Northwest
ern carried 800 more, and the visitors
from the neighbOring farming country
in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin swelled
the number by thousands. President
Graves request that the factories and
practicable was generally complied
with, and from all these came the
crowds which filled the streets. At II
o'clock the procession moved in the fol-
lowing order:
City Police.
Dubuque Cornet Band.
Governors Greys.
Dubuque Drum Corps.
Lookout Post G. A. r.
Hyde Clarke Post G. A. R.
Sons of Veterans.
Cassville Band.
Industrial Leader Float.
Knights of Labor, 800 strong, wearing flags
at their breasts and commanded by
Mayor Voelker.
Mt. OliVet Commandery Band.
Dubuque Cigar Makers Union.
Key City Band.
Factory Coopers in costume.
The Turner Society.
Dyersyille Band.
officers of the bridge and of the day, Vice
Presidents, Contractor Horton, Superin-
tendent LOngfeld, Engineer Apple
man and distinguished visitors
in carriages.
Dubuque Fire Department.
THE STREETS
along the line of march were literally
packed with people whose curiosity in
duced them to stand mOtiOnleSs for
fOrty-fve minutes andIbecOme very cold,
while the marcherS in the procession by
keeping in motion were spared this dis
comfort, and the command proceeded
east on Seventh to Main, north OH Main
to Fourteenth, east on Fourteenth to
Clay, south on Clay to Seventh and on
Seventh to the bridge. Here many of
the floats and some of the societies
dropped out. The command was still
so large, however, that considerable
part of it was still on the bridge when
the fore part, having completed the pa
rade to East Dubuque, returned to the
structure. At East Dubuque the mayor,
city. council and fire. department
of that city fell in behind the East
dlSO al
tired to represent 1.-THE Missing Link"
The command countermarched and
moved from the bridge up Seventh
street to Main, south on Main to First,
west on First to Locust, and north on
Locust to the park, where it disbanded.
The crowd then filled the Congrega-
tiOnal church, where brief speeches were
made by Hon. j. X. Graves, 3. O'Neil,
Col. ID. E. Lyon, A. Y. Mcdonald,
James Shields, II. E. Horton, ex-mayor
of Galena, and Rev. G. o. Brown. A
dispatch from Senator Allison, in Wash
ington, regretted his inability to be
present, adding that he was in SYM
pathy with the event celebrated. At
least 10000 people crossed the bridge
and packed East Dubuque to repletion.
An engineer tested the bridge when the
greatest strain was upon it and found
the DETECTION to be but thirty-one hun
dredths of an inch.